DVTK-DHK 9-3
The defending champions were hoping to go up 2 games to 0. Ádám Vay was back in the lineup after sitting out his suspension and Savva Borodin and Martin Saluga were scratched from the lineup. Bronson Kovács and Vladislav Troshin were sitting out a suspension. On the other side Jesse Dudás was out because of a suspension with Jarkko Leppanen and Balázs Gőz out with injuries.
Like in game one Debrecen scored the opening goal, Ákos Berta was fight for a puck in the corner during the first minute of the game when Norbert Dancsfalvi picked up the loose puck, skated along the goalline and flipped it past Gyenes. Minutes later Attila Pavuk tied it up as he skated in on net and with quick deke he slipped it through the legs of Vay. Pavuk gave his team the first lead the game when he skated through the slot and put the puck past the screened Vay. Seconds later Justin Cseter put DVTK up by two when he put a rebound home. DVTK took 4-1 lead into the locker room when Keegan Dansereau nicely placed the puck on the far side corner in the last second of the first period. The second period was all Diósgyőr as they brought down the hammer. Danserue scored his second of the game as whipped a low shot into the back of the net. Balázs Somogyi scored a brace as he banged home a rebound, which he followed up with a power play goal. The first Somogyi goal chased Vay from the net as Péter Nagy relieved him of his duties. After the second Somogyi goal Norbert Hári from Debrecen lost it as he started to argue with the refs and was tossed from the game. DVTK took advantage of the ensuing power play. Márkó Miskolczi tacked up a power play goal, but Artyom Vaszjunyin stuffed home the puck for a short handed goal. In the dying seconds of the second Kalvin Sagert scored from the blueline. For the start of the third period Vay was back between the Debrecen pipes. The visitors came out for the third period as if it was a new game, Vay had a shutout for the last period and Erik Piatak scored in the final minute of play to make it 9-3.
Jason Morgan: We had success offensively when we capitalized on our chances, we played a lot harder later in the game after the first period. We knew we had to stick to our game plan all through the game so we staz forced for the length of the game and also for game three.